What do you think? XJ bumper And doors

[pre4runner]

Well I just started a new bumper for a friends XJ. He wants a prerunner style with a stinger basically. He is not afraid of being diffent either so i have some freedom and we are going to run with it.

Also the bottom bar was a spare piece and didn't quite work out.... the ends were fubared to begin with. So i am going to bend up another one.

[DROPTINE 14]

why the bend down? are you going to fill the void in the tubes? it looks sweet. how thick did you use, and wheres the winch mount?

[pre4runner]

not sure if there will be any thing in the middle yet but here is a rough idea of what we are shooting for. When he does decide to get a winch it will get recessed into the grill like mine and the bumper will be modified to fit.

Bumper is 1.75 x .120 DOM and 1 1/2 sch. 40 pipe

He likes the bend down, thinks its like a mustache

[rodolo]

http://www.michiganwheelers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=22&pictureid=170

nah fill it

[Grandman]

I kind of like the look of it , look at rodolos with out the tongue :hehe:

matter of preference but i never liked the prerunner loops on the front of any truck . Unless you have a habit of running into tall objects there pointless as well .

[pre4runner]

I'm with you on that and don't think they look very good on xj's anyways. But its what he wants, i want a tounge!!!

[Grandman]

I'm with you on that and don't think they look very good on xj's anyways. But its what he wants, i want a tounge!!!

Well if he really really wants one i guess we can over look it :hehe:

[pre4runner]

should be done for the gig

[pre4runner]

added the new lower and the stinger, i'm still not sure what i want to do with the corners

[sandman]

Can I take your rear bumper off your XJ yet? It would look real nice on mine

[pre4runner]

you'll have to cut it off

[Duffman]

matter of preference but i never liked the prerunner loops on the front of any truck . Unless you have a habit of running into tall objects there pointless as well .

The theory is to get it high enough to protect the radiator if you roll it - at least that was why I did mine. I saw them keep a rig or two drivable and able to get out under their own power in KY. Not real useful in MI.

[Yota Bill]

added the new lower and the stinger, i'm still not sure what i want to do with the corners

use a bolt-on piece to make another section of tube that follows the fenderwell back to sliders...beginning of a frontal cage...

[jeepguy74]

put a "chin" of sorts on the lower center part to protect the bottom part of the rad

[pre4runner]

use a bolt-on piece to make another section of tube that follows the fenderwell back to sliders...beginning of a frontal cage...

We were actually discussing that today at work, i think it would look the best but i still have a few things to do on my jeep befor the gig. we'll see i'm sure i'll decide on something tomorrow and get it finished up

[pre4runner]

Its all tacked up, just have to pull it off tomorrow and weld it and paint it. Just need a winch to fill in the center now

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

I like it but I would have put more of the bend in the one thing there.

[pre4runner]

by one thing do you mean the stinger? Anyways this was all done on a HF poop pipe bender... I want a real tube bender and a notch cutter

[Beefy]

Looks good Kyle nice work :thumb:

[Bronco4-Play]

Never been much for stingers but you made it more of a brush guard, it looks good on there. Looks light but strong, nice work.

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

by one thing do you mean the stinger? Anyways this was all done on a HF poop pipe bender... I want a real tube bender and a notch cutter


Actually it needs more triangulation.


























:hehe:

Just messin with you. Looks good.:thumb:

[pre4runner]

well i bet the jeep isn't going to over heat :hehe:

[pre4runner]

And this is what justin has been working on for the past couple of weeks... 1/4 doors? I'm still not sure what to think of them myself, mainly i think tey might look better with bigger rubber under the rig.

[Mongo]

No to the doors.

[pre4runner]

too low of a cut? thoughts? They are a lower then what i would have gone

[Beefy]

I like teh doors

[Mongo]

Way to low.

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

Never understood the 1/4 doors thing. Why even bother with doors?

And it defeats the whole idea of sitting there in the summer in the A/C, safe from the black flies while you laugh at your friends.

[jeeperbrian]

too low of a cut? thoughts? They are a lower then what i would have gone

a little too low for my taste, i would have gone with more of a half door.

[Beefy]

Take LOTS of pics of it now.... It won't look that nice for long with the looks of them doors :lol:

[pre4runner]

I'll make sure he tries to follow me the whole weekend, should be interesting

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

a little too low for my taste, i would have gone with more of a half door.

Wouldn't a half door kinda be like....ummm.....roll the window down?

:lol: